"Eight Bits of Trust; eMudhra's CA keys cracked in milliseconds"

https://scotthelme.co.uk/eight-bits-of-trust-emudhras-ca-keys-cracked-in-milliseconds/

#security #cybersecurity #tls #pki #ca

"KDE: The Documentary — The Story of Free Software Underdogs"

https://youtu.be/1Vyzla9mx4g

#linux #kde

"Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly?"

"The conditions may be ripe for Linux phones, but it is unclear whether the companies selling Linux phones will take advantage of those conditions to create a viable alternative to the current Android/iOS duopoly. For the sake of software freedom, online privacy and the greater longevity of mobile devices, a concerted push is needed to promote mobile Linux."

https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/linux-phones-alternative/

#mobile #linux #alternatives #sailfishos #nura #ubuntutouch #phosh #mobian

"Explicit lazy imports"

https://mathspp.com/blog/explicit-lazy-imports

#python #programming

"Containers Are No Longer a Security Boundary"

https://depthfirst.com/research/containers-are-no-longer-safe

#security #cybersecurity #containers #ai

"Send GitLab an email, push to main"

https://www.aikido.dev/blog/gitlab-email-push-to-main

#gitlab #sourcecontrol #security #cybersecurity #email

"I don't like passkeys"

https://hawksley.dev/blog/i-dont-like-passkeys

Interesting take, there are definitely things to improve. "Third-party sync and interoperability" is the one that bothers me the most.
Key takeaways: Already good for the enterprise, not yet for the individual.

#security #passkeys #auth

"LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices"

https://www.notebookcheck.net/LG-smart-TVs-caught-logging-audio-with-screen-off-and-snooping-on-local-devices.1391214.0.html

👎️ 👎️

#lg #privacy #monitors #smarttv

"Chrome again exempts Google from user site data settings"

https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/9/1.html

How much more evidence is needed?

#browsers #chrome #google

"Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year."

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/03/hackers-had-a-live-feed-of-every-id-this-verification-company-scanned-for-over-a-year/

Anyone with a brain knows this is a bad idea. Some ignore it and try to build a business from it anyway. Often they aren't particularly good at it.

#ageverification #surveillance #security #cybersecurity

Just got my first mobile device migrated from Android to Ubuntu Touch.

I was expecting this Sunday project to take a few hours, but it didn't take even one. 👏 👏
Let's see what it has to offer and how it holds up in the coming weeks.

#ubuntu #ubuntutouch #mobile #mobileos #alternatives